Dyscover Charity

What is Dyscover?

Dyscover is a small independent charity, established in 1994. Our services are for people with aphasia and are all supported and overseen by Speech and Language Therapists (all Members of RCSLT and HCPC) Assistants and a committed team of Volunteers (all DBS checked). We have services for people who have aphasia as a result of a brain injury e.g Stroke and services for people with Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) e.g. a rare language led dementia. We run weekly groups and courses and

Is there a referral criteria?

Anyone can refer to Dyscover (with the individual’s prior permission). i.e discharging NHS professionals, Relatives/Friends, Self-referrals and other health care workers. For our main aphasia services, aphasia must be the main communication problem (mild-severe) and without significant difficulties with memory, concentration, perception or behaviour. This may be caused by stroke or another head trauma. We have different groups for people at different stages of their recovery. For face-to-face groups we require people to be independent in the toilet or whose continence can be managed for the

Does Dyscover charge for services?

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